TABLE 9.

Psychological distance and self-nature connection: Descriptive statistics and correlations.

Variable	M (SD) (Wave 1)	M (SD) (Wave 2)	Correlation With Self-nature Connection (Wave 1)	Correlation With Self-nature Connection (Wave 2)
My local area where I live is likely to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic.	4.03 (1.04)	3.91 (1.06)	0.059 (0.077)	0.107* (0.158**)
The coronavirus pandemic will mostly affect areas that are far away from where I live.	2.94 (1.50)	3.02 (1.44)	0.060 (0.037)	0.039 (0.009)
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to have a big impact on people like me.	3.68 (1.12)	3.59 (1.12)	0.172** (0.173**)	0.204** (0.203**)
People very different from me are going to be greatly affected by the coronavirus pandemic.	3.85 (1.09)	3.85 (1.04)	0.091* (0.095*)	0.127** (0.160**)
Please indicate how familiar you are with the closest person in your environment that is directly affected by the coronavirus.	2.56 (1.44)	2.81 (1.46)	0.123** (0.107*)	0.151** (0.145**)
When will the coronavirus pandemic start affecting your personal life?	5.84 (1.62)	5.70 (1.68)	0.076 (0.088)	0.149** (0.202**)
When will the coronavirus pandemic start affecting the lives of people in your area?	6.11 (1.35)	6.03 (1.42)	0.043 (0.065)	0.168** (0.219**)
What do you think is the likelihood (in%) that you personally will contract the coronavirus?	41.45 (29.14)	38.57 (28.98)	0.151** (0.140**)	0.117** (0.112*)
What do you think is the likelihood (in %) that people in your area will contract the coronavirus?	59.72 (31.08)	55.97 (30.27)	0.104* (0.113*)	0.084 (0.100*)

*p < 0.05 (2-tailed); **p < 0.01 (2-tailed). Numbers in parentheses in the last two columns indicate parameters when controlling for socially desirable responding of participants. Geographical and social distance were measured on a five-point Likert scale. Temporal distance was measured on a seven-point Likert scale. Hypothetical distance was measured as percentage out of 100.